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This is an intriguing resort which I very rarely hear about. Acccording to the Ski Club its popularity amongst us Brits has fallen in recent years.
It looks rather large and CHEAP though, so it's gotten my attention!
Any advice from those who have been?
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hello snowheads, first post from me. hope its vaguely usefull. I went to Risoul for a week at easter 2004. I think one of the reasons it is less popular than other places is that it is quite far from any airports, though i may be wrong. It took us a long, long time to get there on a coach. however, overall it was worth the journey, I personally had a great time there and would definitely recommend it. architecturally the resort is no oil painting, but much nicer than some of the concrete horrors in the french alps. the ski area is large and i would think has something for pretty much everyone though it is possibly lacking in challenges for real experts. Having said that i didnt really do any off piste so my opinions only really apply to the groomed stuff. the only thing that put our group off was the relatively high proportion of drag lifts which some off the boarders struggled with; they were long, steep, fast, icy, and went round practically 90degree corners! i havent fallen off a drag lift since i was about ten... anyway i digress, it is well worth a trip, and is probably a bit nicer than most of the french mega resorts. ask if you have any more specific questions, will do my best
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moot_point, because its large and cheap it may put people off - but not me.
I havent been to Risoul but have been to one of its neighbours Les Orres. Excellent skiing and quiet slopes - no queues when we were there. The transfer is the possible downfall. We flew to Lyon from Newcastle and it was a bit of a trek but the time was worth the rewards.
I agree with malcolm, its worth a trip.
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malcolm, welcome to snowHeads .
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Went a few years ago in early January and found the whole place deathly quiet. Ski-ing wise it is okay, but I agree it perhaps lacks the challenge that better skiers would want, and the transfer is indeed a killer - something like 4 hours from Turin.
The link to Vars extends the area, but the big problem I would imagine is that in poor weather you are very isolated - there is nothing nearby which you can be bussed into.
Nightlife in early January was very low-key, so it is difficult to judge. All in all, there are better places, but Risoul is maybe worth a visit at least once.
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